"Kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, and have NO REGRETS."
Noella Williams, an intelligent, smart mouth, beautiful, ambitious young lady in the making. She's far from shy but has a natural mean mug, and stays to her self. She may only be in high school, but she knows what she wants in life and is going to get it. On her journey of blossoming, she encounters obstacles that she'll have to overcome , one of them being Zyrell Henderson. A silent trouble maker, who has a lot of potential in life, but refuses to see it and use it. He's only worried about the now, and not the later. One thing both of them have in common, is to go through life with no regrets.
( Not good at descriptions. )
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
*****
Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
[[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]